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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, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
accept
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From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
all
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
alternative
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From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
back
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
banished
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
came
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
Colin
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
condone
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
determination
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
enter
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
go
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
grievances
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
home
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
induce
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
just
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From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The laird must know all, and accept him just as he was.
laird
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
momentary
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
once
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
past
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
perhaps
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
political
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
prepared
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
recall
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
refuse
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From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
refused
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From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
requested
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From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
said
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
Tallisker
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
then
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From this reading He had refused the alternative then, and he should refuse it again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
tried
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He had once been requested not to come home unless he came prepared to enter into political life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
week
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
whole
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From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
wisely
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From this reading He had tried to induce Colin to condone all past grievances, but Colin had, perhaps wisely, said that he could not go back upon a momentary impulse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was, upon the whole, a wonderful week to Tallisker; he returned home with the determination that the laird must recall his banished.
