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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 As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
accursed
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
apartment
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
appear
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
arose
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
cave
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
darksome
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
door
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
dressing
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
enter
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
folk
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
forth
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
full
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
gang
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
gentle
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
girlish
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
grey
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
ground
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
guide
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
hastily
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
haze
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
heard
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
hill
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
humble
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
invitation
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
joined
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From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
knock
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
lightly
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
Linn
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
low
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
maid
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
man
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
moor
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
Morton
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
mountain
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
mountains
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
Musing
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
please
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
raise
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
sadly
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
sitting
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
slept
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
SPENSER
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From this reading SPENSER.
sullen
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
treble
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
tript
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From this reading The mountain maid tript lightly before him, through the grey haze, over hill and moor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
voice
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
wad
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From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arose upon the invitation, and, dressing himself hastily, went forth and joined his little guide.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The accursed man low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the morning began to appear on the mountains, a gentle knock was heard at the door of the humble apartment in which Morton slept, and a girlish treble voice asked him, from without, “If he wad please gang to the Linn or the folk raise?”
