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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 It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
ahead
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
alight
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
also
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
ascent
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
baa-ing
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
beam
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
Book
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
bursting
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
called
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
camp-fire
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
carried
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
climbed
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
copy
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
dullish
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
easy
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
evening
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
false
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
feet
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
felt
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
fled
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
fours
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
fuel
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
gone
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
gruff
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
guests
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
heartiness
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
hosts
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
lanterns
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
laughter
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
match
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
misdirected
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Montgomeryites
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
more
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
ones
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
out
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
pointing
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
refreshments
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
return
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Scottish
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
seen
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
set
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
sheep
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
sixes
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
Some
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
Song
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
started
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Students
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From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
summer
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
there
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
threes
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
too
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
tried
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Trwyn
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
up
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
voices
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
warm
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From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a dullish summer evening, and none too warm up there, that the Montgomeryites, in threes and fours and sixes, began the ascent of the Trwyn.
ways
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From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
Welshmen
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From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The refreshments had gone on ahead, as also had the fuel for the camp-fire, but no Welshmen were to be seen yet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They tried their voices as they climbed, and called to one another, pointing out false easy ways and bursting into laughter when the misdirected ones had to return again; and the Trwyn sheep started up from before their feet and fled, baa-ing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps, gruff heartiness notwithstanding, they felt that they were guests who should have been hosts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Some of them had already set match to their lanterns, though the Trwyn beam was not alight yet, and they carried with them more than one copy of _The Scottish Students' Song Book_.
