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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
apprehension
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
called
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From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
charm
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From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
charming
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From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
dear
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
efforts
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
full
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
half-smile
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From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
higher
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
household
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
indulgence
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
kind
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From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
kindness
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
knows
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From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
like
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
limited
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
mingles
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From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
most
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
music
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
occasions
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From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
people
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
Scot
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
Scotch
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
semblance
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
softest
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
sometimes
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
song
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From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
sung
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
sympathetic
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
tender
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the words are not Scotch, nor is this their charm.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A kind half-smile mingles in the music on these occasions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
translated
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
voices
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everybody knows the charming song which is called by this name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
words
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From this reading Those dear people think I like it because the translated ‘words’ have a semblance of being Scotch, and I am a Scot.
young
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From this reading I hear it sometimes in a young household full of life and kindness and music, where it is sung to me, with a tender indulgence for my weakness and limited apprehension of higher efforts, by the most sympathetic and softest of voices.
