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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 Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
appear
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
avoid
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
blessed
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
bonnet
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
brow
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
Callum
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
chorused
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
Clanronald
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
coming
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
compelled
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
COURT
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From this reading THE RENT COURT.
dining-room
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
emotion
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
exclaimed
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
fallen
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
figures
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
finding
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
forget
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
Gaelic
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
glen
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
glowed
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
gorge
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
knitted
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
lifting
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
Mhari
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
Minnie
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
miserable
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
mounted
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
oath
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From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
ochon
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
Oclion
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
old
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
perceived
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
RENT
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From this reading THE RENT COURT.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
shame
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
sink
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
sorrows
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RENT COURT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
two
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
up
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From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Callum uttered a hearty oath in Gaelic, and pulled his bonnet over his knitted brow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
window
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
worm
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From this reading I shall never forget the emotion of shame that glowed within me on finding myself compelled to avoid this miserable worm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oclion! ochon! ochon!' chorused old Mhari, lifting up her hands, 'the sorrows that have fallen upon us would sink the blessed ship of Clanronald.'
wringing
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From this reading 'He is coming! he is coming!' exclaimed Minnie, wringing her hands, as we perceived from the dining-room window two mounted figures appear in the gorge of the glen.
