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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 And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
all
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From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
bargains
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
boatmen
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
bodies
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
courage
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From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
crowded
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
drive
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
EXILE
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
face
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
grown
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
hard
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
haunts
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
hearts
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
insistent
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
Jasper's
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
lean
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
lie
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
lone
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
lost
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From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
mainland
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
men
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
music
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
other
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
out
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
parting
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
pipes
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
playing
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
Prince
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
quick
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
rugged
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
safely
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
set
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
show
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
Sir
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
Skye
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
slander
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
steady
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From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
storm
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
strong
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
Stuart
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
taught
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
then
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
there
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From this reading And at their hearts there was a quick, insistent music, as if the pipes were playing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
toughened
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
tracks
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
trees
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
understanding
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
upland
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their courage was steady, because all except life was lost.
weather
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From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
wept
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From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOVE IN EXILE THE Skye boatmen took their Prince safely to the mainland, and were not ashamed because they wept at parting from him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their bodies were hard, for wind and weather had toughened them till they were lean and rugged as upland trees that have grown strong with storm.
world
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From this reading And then the Stuart and Sir Jasper’s heir set out again along the lone tracks that taught them understanding of each other--understanding of the world that does not show its face among the crowded haunts where men lie and slander and drive hard bargains one against the other.
