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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 As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
Address
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
also
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
approached
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From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
approaching
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
boiled
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
cabbage
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
character
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
depths
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
discovering
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
expressed
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
exterior
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
FERGUS
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
grown
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
Guid
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
hard
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
husk
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From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
infidel
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
just
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
knew
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
like
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
MacGregor
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
moment
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
nails
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
NORT
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
peril
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From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
prickly
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From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
pride
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
qualities
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
reaches
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
real
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
religion
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
roseate
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From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
rough
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
said
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From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
Scotchman
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From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
skeptic
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
some
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
supreme
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From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
telling
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
there
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
thick
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From this reading His husk was so thick and prickly that one approached him at his peril.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
trust
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
Unco
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I have said before, it was a long time before I began to understand that roseate Scotchman.
unusual
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
views
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From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
warmth
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From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FERGUS AND NORT Fergus MacGregor was approaching the supreme moment of his life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I knew that he was as hard as nails and as real as boiled cabbage; I knew, also, that just within his rough exterior there were unusual qualities of strength and warmth, and I had grown strangely to like him and trust him; but there were reaches and depths in his character that I was long in discovering.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I remember his telling me with some pride that he was a skeptic in religion, "an infidel if ye like," and that the "Address to the Unco Guid," about expressed his views.
