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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 THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
aglow
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ago
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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array
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bees
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
birth
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
bleak
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
brace
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bringing
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
burned
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
candles
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
Causleen
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chaffered
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chance
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
cosy
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
Donald
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From this reading Donald saw the pike only.
door
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down
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driven
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END
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father
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fire
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
fragrant
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
glanced
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
guests
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
gun
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hall
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Hardcastle
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hardness
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lights
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
livelihood
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
long-settle
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mellow
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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From this reading Donald saw the pike only.
opened
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orderly
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
panels
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
partridge
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peats
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
pedlars
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
pike
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
pine-logs
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
pistols
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
quickness
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
red-rust
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
roads
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From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
room
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
saw
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From this reading Donald saw the pike only.
sconces
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
see
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
shed
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
smouldering
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From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
swords
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
thrown
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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walls
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
waxed
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE END OF A JOURNEY When Hardcastle had opened the door to Causleen and her father, and had thrown his gun and brace of partridge down on the long-settle in the hall, his hardness left him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading These two were guests, whatever chance had driven them to the bleak roads where pedlars chaffered for a livelihood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He brought them into a great, cosy room, aglow with its fire of pine-logs and fragrant with the smouldering peats that burned below.
woman's
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From this reading Causleen glanced about, with a woman’s quickness to see all—the candles in their sconces, bringing mellow lights to birth on bees’-waxed panels—the orderly array of muskets, swords and pistols on the walls—and, over these, a pike with the red-rust on it of blood shed long ago.
