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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 “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
abuve
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
advise
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
air
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
all
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
awa
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
away
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
character
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
considered
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
deeds
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
don't
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
Doonstan
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
doot
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
Dunstan
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
Eh
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
enemy
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
enough
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
Ethel
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
fire-eater
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
fra
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
got
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
gude
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
guid
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
how
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
it's
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
Jack
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
Laird
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
Lawless
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
luiks
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
mak
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
men
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
Mrs
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
presairved
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
puir
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
ratedverbUS /ˈreɪtɪd/
considered or classified as
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
rob
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
see
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
she's
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
sin
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
spare
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
takin
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
talks
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
tartly
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
thank
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
tried
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
twould
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
wife's
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
wiles
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
woman
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
