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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 "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
almost
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
arrived
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
beings
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From this reading It is true of human beings.
buy
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
child
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
coming
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
death
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
expected
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
face
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
few
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
foaled
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
go
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
gowd's
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
horse
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
human
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From this reading It is true of human beings.
hurt
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
kent
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
land
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
London
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
looking
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
lost
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
ma
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
meet
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
minutes
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
mother
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
near
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
notion
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
O
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
obeyed
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is true of human beings.
old
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
pastures
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
Peter
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
Priorsford
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
Reid
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
rooms
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
said
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
Scots
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
see
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
sends
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
sent
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
simply
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
Song
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
Station
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
stooks
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
Strathairlie
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From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O, the land is fine, fine, I could buy it a' for mine, For ma gowd's as the stooks in Strathairlie."
thirty
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
true
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From this reading It is true of human beings.
turns
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From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is said that an old horse near to death turns towards the pastures where he was foaled.
way
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
written
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From this reading He had no -notion where to go; he had not written for rooms; he had simply obeyed the impulse that sent him--the impulse that sends a hurt child to its mother.
years
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From this reading _Scots Song._ When Peter Reid arrived at Priorsford Station from London he stood for a few minutes looking about him in a lost way, almost as if after thirty years he expected to see a "kent face" coming to meet him.
