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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’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
aboot
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
asleep
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
baby
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
back
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
bairn
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
bonny
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
canna
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
concern
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
consider
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
dee
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
eneuch
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
father
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
fen
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
frae
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
hae
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
he'll
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
It's
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
kitchen
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
lassie
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
late
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From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
lave
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
like
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
luik
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
Maggie
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
maun
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
muckle
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
night
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From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
noo
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
o
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
only
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
oorsels
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
raven
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
said
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From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
sat
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
see
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
some
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
soon
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
want
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
weel's
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
whilie
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
white
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
wi
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
work
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
ye'll
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
Ye're
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From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
