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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 Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
age
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
any
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
associations
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
attendance
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
blacks
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
called
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
ceremonial
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
ceremony
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
churchyard
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
circumstances
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
coming
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From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
Comlie
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
conducted
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
congratulated
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
day
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
days
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
decorum
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
deprecated
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
disapproval
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
early
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
faces
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
family
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
former
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
funeral
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
go
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
grand-aunt
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
grief
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
Heriot
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
Heriot's
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
innovations
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
interest
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
Jean
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
lady
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
Manse
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
Marjory
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
melancholy
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
Miss
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
mixture
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
moments
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
mourning
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
Mrs
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
Murray
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
new
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
now
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
occasional
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
old
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
only
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
other
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
others
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
overcome
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
own
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
partly
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
pensive
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
Pitcomlie
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
present
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
rejecting
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
resting-place
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
room
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
said
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From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
Scotland
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
Scottish
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
sense
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
shut
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
simple
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
sit
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
stole
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
strong
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
then
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
there
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
Tom
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
two
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From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
understood
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
unknown
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
up
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
used
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the day of poor Tom Heriot’s funeral, there were two old faces at this window.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t know what we are coming to,” said Miss Jean.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
window
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From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
witness
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From this reading In Scotland, in former days, the attendance of a woman at a funeral was unknown; and it was partly because it was understood that Marjory was to be present, that her old grand-aunt stole across in the early morning, before any one was about, in order to witness, with a mixture of grief, interest, and disapproval, the innovations in the simple ceremonial with which the heir of Pitcomlie was conducted to his last resting-place.
woman
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From this reading One was that of Miss Jean Heriot, in new “blacks,” as she called her mourning; whose interest in the melancholy ceremony had overcome even that strong sense of decorum with which a Scottish woman of her age would, under other circumstances, have shut herself up on the day of a funeral “in the family.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Manse of Comlie had one window, which looked upon the churchyard--only one, as Mrs. Murray congratulated herself--and that in a room which was never used but where on occasional moments now and then the old lady would go and sit by herself, not rejecting for her own part the pensive associations which she deprecated for others.
