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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 Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
appeared
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And use it as ye may.
assumed
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
BAILLIE
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From this reading JOANNA BAILLIE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
belong
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
black
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
bless
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
board
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
bound
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
Brown
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
character
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
complexion
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
dark
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
day
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
den
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
door
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
five
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
foes
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
garner
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
gloomy
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
grown
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
hair
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
holy
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And use it as ye may.
JOANNA
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From this reading JOANNA BAILLIE.
kind
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
lads
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
latched
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
lulls
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
made
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
man
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
man's
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
mate
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And use it as ye may.
Meg's
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
men
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
merry
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
night
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
Noon
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
now
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
number
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
old
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
other
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
own
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
powerful
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
real
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
reckon
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
roof
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
seamen
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
slighter
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
store
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
strollers
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
then
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
three
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
tribe
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
two
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
Uprouse
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From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
use
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From this reading And use it as ye may.
very
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From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
vows
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From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nor board nor garner own we now, Nor roof nor latched door, Nor kind mate, bound by holy vows To bless a good man's store.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Brown could now reckon his foes--they were five in number; two of them were very powerful men, who appeared to be either real seamen, or strollers who assumed that character; the other three, an old man and two lads, were slighter made, and, from their black hair and dark complexion, seemed to belong to Meg's tribe.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Noon lulls us in a gloomy den, And night is grown our day; Uprouse ye, then, my merry men!
