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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 glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
ailing
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
alarm
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
all
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
APPLECROSS
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From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
assured
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
bare
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
bearing
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
Callum
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
chances
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
devil
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
doom
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
doubt
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
earth
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
encountered
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
felt
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
glen
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
Glentuirc
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
got
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
hand
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
heard
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
hill
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
home
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
how
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
jointure-house
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
like
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
more
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
mother
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
Mr
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.
old
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
out
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
people
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
PRIEST
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From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.
RED
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From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.
relation
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
said
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
sick
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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'
slowly
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
Snaggs
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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
swept
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.
thoughtfully
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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
utmost
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From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.
