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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 “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
antick
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
auld
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
aulder
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
aunt
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
call
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
doctor's
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
evasive
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
father
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
Heathbank
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
hersel
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
humility
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
Jenny
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
Laurie
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
like
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
mamma
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
Menie
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
Miss
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
Nae
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
near
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
o
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
older
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
patience
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
place
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
recovered
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From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
sae
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
said
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
salute
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From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
say
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
wouldna
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
ye'll
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
yon
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
young
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
