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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 CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
all
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Donald Cameron answered nothing for awhile.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
awhile
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
came
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
Cameron
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From this reading Donald Cameron answered nothing for awhile.
CAUSLEEN
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
Donald
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
down
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
dragged
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
dusk
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
far-off
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
father
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From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
feet
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Donald Cameron answered nothing for awhile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
girl
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From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
glens
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
going
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
heavy
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
Highland
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
hills
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
homeland
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
laid
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
leagues
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
Logie
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
misty
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
moorland
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
moors
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Donald Cameron answered nothing for awhile.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
overlooking
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
pack
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
Pedlar
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
quiet
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
red
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
rim
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
road-top
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
roving
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
shifted
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
shod
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
shoulders
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From this reading He shifted the heavy pack from his shoulders, and laid it down awhile.
south
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
stone
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
sun
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
Tired
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From this reading “Tired, father?” asked the girl beside him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
up
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
way
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
Woods
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From this reading CAUSLEEN A red sun was going down behind the rim of the far-off hills as Pedlar Donald came to the road-top overlooking Logie Woods, and beyond them the leagues of moorland roving up into the quiet and misty dusk.
yearning
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From this reading He came from Highland glens and moors; and all the way south his yearning for the homeland had dragged at his feet as if they were shod with stone.
