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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 A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
Arthur's
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
avenues
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
bade
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
beastly
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
beautiful
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
branches
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
came
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
charming
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
CHAT
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
common
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From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
conversation
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From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
country
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
DHEW
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
discovered
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From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
down
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
drunk
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
DUNCAN
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
Edinburgh
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
elderly
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
enquiry
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
excepting
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
friend
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From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
gave
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
Good-day
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
guards
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
headquarters
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
Holyrood
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
invited
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
keeping
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
lanes
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
magazine
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
man
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From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
match
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
men
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
oak
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the course of our conversation I discovered that my friend was no common man.
Palace
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
regiment
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
reply
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
said
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
scores
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
Seat
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
sentry
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
sit
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
sitting
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
smoke
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From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
some
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From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
squirrels
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
stately
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
strolling
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
summer
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
tenanted
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I bade him “Good-day,” and asked him for a match; which he gave me and invited me to sit down beside him and have a smoke and a chat.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
top
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From this reading Every one of the guards at Holyrood Palace had been found ‘beastly’ drunk, excepting one man, who was keeping sentry at the magazine on the top of Arthur’s Seat.
trees
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From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHAT WITH “DUNCAN DHEW” It was one beautiful summer afternoon, while strolling along the pleasant country lanes, which looked charming with their avenues of stately oak trees, whose branches were tenanted by scores of squirrels, that I came upon an elderly gentleman who was sitting smoking.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When, in reply to his enquiry, I told him that the headquarters of my regiment were at Edinburgh, he said, “and what a disgrace some of the men have brought upon your regiment.”
