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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 After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
ABBEY
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
any
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
ascends
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
bad
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
bitter
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
blew
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
border
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
bright
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
called
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
cold
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Cowden
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
differ
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From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
driver
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
drosky
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
DRYBURGH
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
English
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
enough
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
especially
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
face
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
fore-and-aft-seated
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
frozen
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
go
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
greatly
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From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
hills
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Knowe
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
lofty
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
methinks
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
miles
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
most
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
out
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
peak
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
prominent
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
rate
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
rather
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
sat
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Scotch
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
see
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
set
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
shrewd
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From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Some
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
striking
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
three
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
Tophet
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
vehicles
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
villages
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From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
warmer
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
wished
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
work
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
worse
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
