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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 And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
bit
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
blue
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
breakfast
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
brighter
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
brown
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
catching
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
caught
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
Charles
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From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
conger-eeling
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
congers
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
day
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
days
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
deep
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
Elspeth
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
eyes
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
feather-headed
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
go
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
going
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
Graeme
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
I'm
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
just
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
laddie
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
Lady
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
married
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
now
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
offer
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From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
ones
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
opposite
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
paths
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
quietly
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
respond
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From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
response
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
run
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
said
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
sat
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
short-coated
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From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
shrewd
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
soberly
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
suggested
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
thoughts
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From this reading He sat smoking quietly and let his thoughts run along brighter paths than they had done for days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charles did not respond to the offer.
twinkled
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
VII
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From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
wee
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From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And the shrewd brown eyes looked into his, and twinkled in response to the deep blue and the brown ones opposite, and she said, "I mind I was just a wee bit feather-headed myself for a while after I was married.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VII At breakfast next morning Graeme soberly suggested to Lady Elspeth that she should go conger-eeling with him that day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I caught congers before you were short-coated, my laddie, but I'm not going catching them now."
