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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 “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
age
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
all
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
all-expressive
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
beautiful
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
bore
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
brightened
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
children
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
colour
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
coming
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
concretion
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
consistency
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
dawned
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
earth
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
entitled
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
extreme
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
eyes
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
face
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
father
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
foreshadowing
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
greeting
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From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
hae
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
heroine
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From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
human
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
humanity
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
lassie
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
likeness
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
meaningless
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
nations
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
new-born
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
old
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
Olive
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From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
pinched-up
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
Puir
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
purple
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
received
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From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
red
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
resembling
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
ridiculous
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
Rothesay
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From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
small
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
soul
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
strongly
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
taken
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
then
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From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
thrilled
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
tone
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
unconscious
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
utterance
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
voice
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
waesome
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
wail
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
warld
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
wee
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
welcome
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From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
wide-open
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From this reading No tone of the all-expressive human voice thrilled through the unconscious wail that was her first utterance, and in her wide-open meaningless eyes had never dawned the beautiful human soul.
withered
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From this reading No foreshadowing of the coming life brightened her purple, pinched-up, withered face, which, as in all new-born children, bore such a ridiculous likeness to extreme old age.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even “Olive Rothesay,” being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and consistency strongly resembling the “red earth,” whence was taken the father of all nations.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!”
