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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 When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
acclamations
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
aged
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
all
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
approached
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
arms
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
assembled
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
away
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
bearing
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
beaten
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
beautiful
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
beauty
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
begun
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
believed
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
Ben
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
bent
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
Black
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
blue
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
braes
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
bravely
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
Callum
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
came
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
communing
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
crest-fallen
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
crossed
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
crowds
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
DAY
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From this reading THE SIXTH DAY.
dejected
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
descend
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
died
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
Everingham
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
Ewen's
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
expelled
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
expression
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
eyes
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
fated
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
foreboding
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
forth
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
games
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
glen
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
green
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
hail
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
hitherto
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
homes
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
humble
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
impossible
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
incredible
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
Laura
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
led
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
low
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
marched
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
meet
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
men
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
Mohr
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
mountain
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
notes
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
now
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
ones
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
only
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
outstretched
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
Piob
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
pipes
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
playing
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
rifle-shooting
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
sank
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
saw
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
shoulder
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
sight
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
silent
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
SIXTHnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIXTH DAY.
soon
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
spirit
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
spot
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
strangers
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From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
stupendous
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
target
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIXTH DAY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
thoughts
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
tribe
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
valley
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
variety
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
victors
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
victory
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
welcome
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The crest-fallen bearing of Black Callum and myself led them at first to suppose what they had hitherto believed to be impossible and incredible, that we hail been beaten at rifle-shooting 'by the strangers.'
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
whispers
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
white
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
wild
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From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We marched bravely and with pipes playing, while we were within sight of the crowds assembled on the green braes at the foot of the stupendous Ben; but as soon as we had crossed the shoulder of the mountain, and begun to descend into that beautiful valley from which we were all about to be expelled, our spirit sank and the wild notes of Ewen's _Piob Mohr_ died away, while dejected and silent, or communing only in low and foreboding whispers, the men of our fated tribe approached their humble homes.
women
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From this reading The aged, the women, and the little ones came forth to meet and to welcome with acclamations, and outstretched arms the victors of the different games.
world
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From this reading When I left the glen that morning, all my thoughts were bent on victory, and I saw only one thing in the world--a black spot on a white target; but _now_ the blue eyes of Laura Everingham were ever before me, in all their variety and beauty of expression.
