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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 I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
aimed
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
all
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
ashore
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
Ben
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
better
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
big
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
bog
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
bottom
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
bread
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
brier
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
built
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
BUTTON
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
came
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
country
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
day
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
difficulty
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
English
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
five
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
front
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
gave
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
got
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
guide
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
hollow
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
house
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
island
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
ISLE
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
just
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
LAD
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
landmark
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
like
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
longishnounUS /ˈlongish/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
low
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
More
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
mound
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
MULL
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
night
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
nose
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
now
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
often
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
old
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
other
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
own
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
pipe
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
roads
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
roofed
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
Ross
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
rugged
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
safe
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
sat
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
seen
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
shipmatesnounUS /shipmates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
SILVER
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
six
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
smoke
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
stone
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
stones
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
sun
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
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: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
There
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
trackless
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From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
turf
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
unmortared
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From this reading It was low and longish, roofed with turf and built of unmortared stones; and on a mound in front of it, an old gentleman sat smoking his pipe in the sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
very
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From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
way
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
weariness
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From this reading I aimed as well as I could for the smoke I had seen so often from the island; and with all my great weariness and the difficulty of the way came upon the house in the bottom of a little hollow about five or six at night.
well
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From this reading There may be roads for them that know that country well; but for my part I had no better guide than my own nose, and no other landmark than Ben More.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what little English he had, he gave me to understand that my shipmates had got safe ashore, and had broken bread in that very house on the day after.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL The Ross of Mull, which I had now got upon, was rugged and trackless, like the isle I had just left; being all bog, and brier, and big stone.
