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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 And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
a'ready
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
Bel
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
Bruce's
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
coquettishly
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
day
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
earth
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
expression
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
face
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
feint
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
few
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
gie
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
gift
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
got
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
I've
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
innocent
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From this reading Wise, innocent Bel!
interview
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
it's
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
kissing
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
lass
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
maist
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
making
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
many
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
means
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
more
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
most
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
now
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
only
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
own
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
perhaps
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
picture
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
reply
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
said
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
Sandy
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
seen
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
sketching
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
taking
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
telling
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
then
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
there
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
two
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
want
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
weddin
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
weeks
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
what'll
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From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
whole
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From this reading Tell me the thing ye want most i' a' the earth, an' if it's in my means ye shall have it the day ye gie me the thing I want maist i' the whole earth."
Wise
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From this reading Wise, innocent Bel!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
withdrawing
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From this reading "I've got it a'ready, Sandy," said Little Bel, taking his face in her hands, and making a feint of kissing him; then withdrawing coquettishly.
words
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
worth
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From this reading And after this there is no need of telling more,--only a picture or two which are perhaps worth sketching in few words.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One is the expression which was seen on Sandy Bruce's face one day, not many weeks after his first interview with Little Bel, when, in reply to his question, "An' now, my own lass, what'll ye have for your weddin' gift from me?
