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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 gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
all
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From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
arm-chair
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
Auld
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
barrowful
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
Bible
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
ceremony
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From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
clothes
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
common
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From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
Davie
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
divergence
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From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
donned
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
dummy
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
evening
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
faces
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
firewoodnounUS /ˈfirewood/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
gleaming
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
gray
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Haggart
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
hand
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
hearth
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Hendry
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
high-backed
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
LADS
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From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
lapsing
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
LASSES
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From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Licht
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Lichts
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
love
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
o'clock
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
occasionally
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
people
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
pile
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Pilgrim's
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Progress
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
resiny
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
road
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Robb
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
roots
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
rozetty
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Sabbath
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
sat
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Saturday
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
set
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From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
severe
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
shuttle
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
six
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
slowly
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
slumber
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
sold
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
soused
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
stones
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
strolled
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Sunday
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
supped
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
tranquilly
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
village
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
water-pails
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Whunny
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
