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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 Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
all
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
Also
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
appropriate
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
arrived
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
Arthur's
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
aware
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
away
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
bones
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
called
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
Calton
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
Castle
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
change
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
chill
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
cold
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
commoner
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
contented
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
Crags
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
crept
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
dingy
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
disappointed
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
features
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
former
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
gave
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
hundred
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
invisible
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
Jail
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
journeyings
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
landscape
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
lord
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
luxuriously
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
made
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
miles
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
much
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
natural
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
night's
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
only
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
perceive
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
porter
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
position
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
railway
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
say
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
Seat
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
shilling
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
shroud
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
Sir
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
sixpence
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
sort
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
strange
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
turrets
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From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
very
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
Walter
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
way
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From this reading Arthur's Seat and the Crags were as entirely invisible as if they had been a hundred miles away, and the cold crept into his very bones after his night's journey, although it had been made luxuriously, in a way very different from his former journeyings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought the dingy turrets of the Calton Jail were the Castle, and was much disappointed, as was natural.
white
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
wintry
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From this reading Walter arrived in Edinburgh on a wintry morning white and chill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
woolly
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Also it struck him as strange and uncomfortable that nobody was aware of the change in his position, and that even the railway porter, to whom he gave a shilling (as a commoner he would have been contented with sixpence), only called him "Sir," and could not perceive that it would have been appropriate to say my lord.
wrapped
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From this reading A sort of woolly shroud wrapped all the fine features of the landscape.
