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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
bare
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
bodies
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
broke
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
bury
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
cared
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
catch
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
churchyard
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
coffin
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
consequences
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
Davit
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
deceased
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From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
DOMINIE
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
dyke
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
expressed
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From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
fail
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
five
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
gates
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
general
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From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
get
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
glen
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
hanged
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
heard
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
high
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
highest
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
intimates
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From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
just
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
keep
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
locked
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
Lunan
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
Lundy's
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
men
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
miles
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
nestles
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
new
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
out
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
proved
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
Quharity
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
red
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
risk
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
said
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From this reading The general feeling among the intimates of the deceased was expressed by Davit when he said:
saw
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
say
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
schoolhouse
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
sight
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
some
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
story
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
suicides
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From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
Thrums
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
tinsmith
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From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
trees
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
two
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
up
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From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
way
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was in the time when the cemetery gates were locked to keep the bodies of suicides out, but men who cared to risk the consequences could get the coffin over the high dyke and bury it themselves.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was proved by Davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story.
Whunny
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
wood
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
work
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From this reading Peter Lundy's coffin broke, as one might say, into the churchyard in this way, Peter having hanged himself in the Whunny wood when he saw that work he must.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE OLD DOMINIE From the new cemetery, which is the highest point in Thrums, you just fail to catch sight of the red schoolhouse that nestles between two bare trees, some five miles up the glen of Quharity.
