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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 Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
all
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
almost
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
always
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
attraction
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
awe
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
beat
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
Castle
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
cheek
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
closed
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
crossed
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
defiance
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
door
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
family
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
fathers
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
feelings
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
glow
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
hall
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
heart
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
heirship
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
home
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
house
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
inalienable
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
indignant
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
justice
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
Kellie
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
kind
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
law
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
lineage
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
lived
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
made
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
mingled
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
Oliphant
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
overawe
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From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
place
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From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
prevailed
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
race
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
rich
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From this reading The house of Kellie was not rich.
scion
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
sentiment
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
sight
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
splendid
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From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
then
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From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
threshold
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From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not a splendid place to overawe him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
very
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From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This, then, was Kellie, which had been the home of his fathers, which might be his home if justice prevailed and the law of heirship and lineage.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter Oliphant went into the great hall of Kellie Castle with very mingled feelings.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Though he had lived all his life almost within sight of the home of his race, he had never crossed the threshold before; and a kind of awe, a kind of defiance, the inalienable attraction of an ancient family house, mingled with the indignant sentiment of a scion of the family upon whom its door has been always closed, made his cheek glow and his heart beat.
