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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 THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
aboot
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
becoming
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
bidden
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
BIRSE
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
blacks
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
buried
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
closet-bed
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
Davit
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Davit's
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
death
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
deave's
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
fashionable
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
fast
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
funeral
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
generally
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
hae'n
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
heard
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
Hendry
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
Jess
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Lownie
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Lunan
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Marget
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly.
most
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
Na
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
night
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
nodding
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From this reading "Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
off
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
ower
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
persons
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
Pete
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Pete's
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
said
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
Saturday
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
shut
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
significantly
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From this reading "Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly.
sister
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
STATEMENT
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
taking
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
talk
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
there
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
Thrums
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
Thursday
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
TIBBIE
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From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly.
up
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
visit
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
wasna
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From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
we'll
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
weary
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
weel
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From this reading "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."
widow
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
wife
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From this reading Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly.
