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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 had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
able
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
accent
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
ask
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
best
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
brogue
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
Candlish
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
civility
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
command
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
deceive
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
dog
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
doubtless
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
down
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
drover
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
dubbed
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
echoed
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
England
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
English
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
Englishman
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
experience
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
explained
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
felt
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
friend
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
head
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
hesitation
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
hill
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
imitate
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
men
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
native
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
occurred
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
outlandish
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
particulars
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
pass
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
process
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
provision
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
pushed
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
questions
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
race
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From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
reverse
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
rich
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
Scot
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
Scotland
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From this reading And it occurred to me, that if I could pass in Scotland for an Englishman, I might be able to reverse the process and pass in England for a Scot.
Sim
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
Some
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
strangeness
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
struggle
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
tale
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
thus
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From this reading Some strangeness in the accent they had doubtless thus explained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
Tweedie's
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From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
unfruitfully
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought, if I was pushed to it, I could make a struggle to imitate the brogue; after my experience with Candlish and Sim, I had a rich provision of outlandish words at my command; and I felt I could tell the tale of Tweedie’s dog so as to deceive a native.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
words
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From this reading It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had never told these men the least particulars as to my race or fortune, as it was a part, and the best part, of their civility to ask no questions: yet they had dubbed me without hesitation English.
