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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 _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
accoutrements
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
alarmed
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
armed
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
armour
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
Aros
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
assure
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
barrier
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
battle
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
bulwarknounUS /ˈbʊlwərk/
a protective side or barrier on a ship
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
chamber
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
chief
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
curly-tressed
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
dark
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
day
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
den
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From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
desolate
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
door
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
dungeon
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From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
Enough
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
enter
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
explanatory
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
fellow
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
fire
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From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
four
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
Gray
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
gruffly
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
gude
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
hastened
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
horse
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
impressed
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
inexpressibly
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
knights
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
Lament
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
lords
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
Maclean
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
manner
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
miller
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
more
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
Patrick
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
perceiving
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
REGICIDES
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From this reading THE REGICIDES.
richness
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
said
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
say
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
Sir
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From this reading "Enough, enough, fellow," said Sir Patrick Gray, gruffly.
sirs
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
sleepeth
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
sleeping
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
Stir
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From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REGICIDES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
there
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
threw
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
up
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From this reading "Stir up that fire, for this den of thine is as dark as a dungeon.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
wailing
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
warrior
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
weeping
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From this reading "Upon desolate Aros there is wailing and weeping, For the chief of her lords in the dark chamber sleeping; In the dark chamber sleepeth our curly-tressed warrior, In the day of the battle our bulwark and barrier."
wicked
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
wife
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From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lament for Maclean of Aros._ The poor miller was inexpressibly alarmed on perceiving the four armed knights enter; the richness of their armour and accoutrements impressed him still more, and he hastened to say, in an explanatory manner-- "His horse threw him at our door--a wicked horse, sirs;--we have done a' we could--on my life, sirs, I assure you--my gude wife and I--that the horse----"
