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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 In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
all
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
avenue
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
breakfast
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
COLIN
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
conviction
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
creepers
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
deserved
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
door
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
down
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
entwined
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
fallen
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
fastening
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
fate
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
feelings
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From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
find
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
finished
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
gate
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
hard
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
hat
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
heart
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
house
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
how
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From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
inmost
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
just
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From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
knees
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
knew
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
light
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
McLEOD
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
McLeod's
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
oh
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From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
old
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
once
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
out
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
overhead
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
own
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
path
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
pepper-trees
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
place
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
presenting
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
put
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
resolved
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
selection
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
Sheilah
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
shown
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
some
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
somehow
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From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
soon
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
sort
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From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
up
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
verandah
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From this reading I found old McLeod on his knees in the verandah fastening up some creepers that had fallen out of place.
walked
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From this reading Reaching the gate, I let myself in, and walked down the path, under the little avenue of pepper-trees, that entwined overhead, to the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everything was just as I had left it, but, oh, how different were my own feelings!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COLIN McLEOD Next morning as soon as I had finished my breakfast I put on my hat and went down to McLeod's selection, resolved to find out once and for all in what sort of light I stood with Sheilah.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In my own inmost heart I knew that I deserved to be shown the door on presenting myself, but somehow I had a sort of conviction that my fate would not be quite as hard as that.
