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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 To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
church
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
coach
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
creeper
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
cross-roads
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
cut
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
days
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From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
deposits
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
down
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
drives
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
front
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
get
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
girls
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From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
glen
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From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
green
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
grows
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
head
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
heart
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
hills
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
house
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
Hughie
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
indented
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
leaves
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From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
loch
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
looks
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
machine
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From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
married
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From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
men
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From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
minister
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
old
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
other
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
pair
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
Presbyterian
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
red
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
shape
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
side
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
steamer
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here one leaves the coach, and a "machine" must take one on to the little house.
takes
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
terrace
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
there
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
turf
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From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
turn
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
up
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
upper
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
village
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
walls
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
wedded
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From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On this green heart, in the old days, the girls and men of the glen were married.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To get to the house one takes a steamer to the head of the loch, and from there old Hughie drives one in the coach, and deposits one at the cross-roads where the turf, short and green, is cut into the shape of a heart.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stood side by side on the upper part of the heart, which is indented, and the minister stood at the point and wedded the pair.
white
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From this reading A red creeper grows up its white walls, and from the terrace in front of the house one looks down upon the little Presbyterian church and the village, and these in their turn look on to the loch and the hills on the other side.
