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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 THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
affair
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From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
Alan
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
Alan's
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
all
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
almost
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
boat
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
BUTTON
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
called
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
clan
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
clansmen
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
country
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
crowded
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From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
eager
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
equipped
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
ferry
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
hand
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
impossible
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From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
Kinlochaline
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
LAD
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
Macleans
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
Macrob
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
mainland
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
MORVEN
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
names
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
Neil
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
oars
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
other
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
people
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
private
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
pull
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
regular
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
Roy
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
sent
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
shores
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
side
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
SILVER
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
slow
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From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
Sound
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
speech
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From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
strong
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From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
There
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
Torosay
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
two
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
very
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From this reading In the crowded boat this was of course impossible, and the passage was a very slow affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The skipper of the boat, on the other hand, was called Neil Roy Macrob; and since Macrob was one of the names of Alan’s clansmen, and Alan himself had sent me to that ferry, I was eager to come to private speech of Neil Roy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both shores of the Sound are in the country of the strong clan of the Macleans, and the people that passed the ferry with me were almost all of that clan.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN There is a regular ferry from Torosay to Kinlochaline on the mainland.
wretchedly
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From this reading There was no wind, and as the boat was wretchedly equipped, we could pull but two oars on one side, and one on the other.
