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2,000,000
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
almost
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
attractions
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Ayr
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
BURNS
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From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
busy
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
Castle
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
Cathedral
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
channel
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
city
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Clyde
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
commercial
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
day's
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From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
Days
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
encircled
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
excursion
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From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
few
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Glasgow
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
growth
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Highland
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
hills
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
history-loving
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
home
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From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Knox
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
LAND
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From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
marts
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Mary
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
Melrose
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
monument
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
moves
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
narrowing
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
Night
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
Old
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
past
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
picturesque
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
present
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
presents
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
rapid
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
rather
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Scene
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
SCOTT
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From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
slowly
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
spindles
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
steam-power
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
steamer
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
Story
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
stranger
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
Summer
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
tourists
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From this reading Our tourists stopped at Glasgow to make a day's excursion to the home of Burns.
trade
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From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
up
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
uplands
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
view
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From this reading Old Glasgow, almost encircled by hills and uplands, presents a picturesque view, as the steamer moves slowly up the narrowing channel of the Clyde.
Visit
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From this reading Glasgow.--Visit to Ayr.--Story of Highland Mary.--Glasgow to Edinburgh.--Scene in Edinburgh at Night.--The Castle.-- Melrose.--Long Summer Days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with its rapid commercial growth, its 2,000,000 spindles, its steam-power, and its busy marts of trade, it is a city of the present rather than the past, and beyond the Knox monument and the Cathedral presents few attractions to the history-loving stranger.
