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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 A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
alert
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
away
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
breeches
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
brusque
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
Budden
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
campaigns
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
carried
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
civilians
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
eyes
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
Fellowes
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
few
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
Firth
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From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
forty-five
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
four
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
general
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
Gordon
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
GREY
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From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
grey-haired
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
Highlanders
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
horizon
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
junior
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
long-legged
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
manner
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
many
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
men
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
misty
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
other
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
ribbons
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
rough
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
safely
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
sandy
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
scanning
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
sea
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
see
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From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
sharp
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
shooting-jackets
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
staff
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
stretching
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
sunless
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From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
tall
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
tartan
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
Tay
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From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREY, sunless morning on the Firth of Tay.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
thin-faced
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
tunic
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
Two
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
uniform
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
walking
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
war
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
wide
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From this reading Across a wide, sandy waste stretching away to the misty sea at Budden, four men were walking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
wore
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From this reading Two wore uniform--one an alert, grey-haired general, sharp and brusque in manner, with many war ribbons across his tunic; the other a tall, thin-faced staff captain, who wore the tartan of the Gordon Highlanders.
years
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From this reading With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see them, Fellowes?" asked the general of the long-legged captain, scanning the distant horizon with those sharp grey eyes which had carried him safely through many campaigns.
