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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 W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
away
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
Ballad
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From this reading Old Border Ballad.
bang
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
bars
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
Bertram
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
Bertram's
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
Border
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From this reading Old Border Ballad.
built
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
came
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
coulters
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
farmer
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From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
fore-iron
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
forehammers
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
friend
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
garr'd
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
guilty
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
heavy
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
honest-hearted
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
inhabitants
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
inner
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
innocent
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
Kinmont
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
lie
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
Made
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
merrily
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
midnight
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
most
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
O
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
oblivion
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
Old
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From this reading Old Border Ballad.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
place
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
plough
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
Portanferry
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
possible
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From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
prison
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
recover
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
return
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From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
sleep
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
slumbers
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From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
sound
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From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
state
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From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Bertram's first heavy sleep passed away long before midnight, nor could he again recover that state of oblivion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
W
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The slumbers of the farmer were as sound as it was possible.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, whom we left most innocent inhabitants of a place built for the guilty.
wi
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
Willie
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From this reading W!' coulters [*The fore-iron of a plough.] and wi' forehammers We garr'd [*Made] the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison where Willie O, Kinmont he did lie.
