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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
anither
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
awa
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
bank
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
business
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
came
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
Cameron
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
David
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
debate
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
feared
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
finished
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
go
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
hae
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
ill
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
James
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
kirk
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
lang
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
morn
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
Mr
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From this reading "I will, Mr. Cameron."
night
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
o'er
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
points
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
sae
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
said
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
sairly
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
session
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
stayed
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
talk
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
to-night
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
up
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
walked
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From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
wanted
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
Whatna
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From this reading Whatna for hae ye stayed awa sae lang?
wi
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From this reading I wanted ye sairly last night to go o'er wi' me the points in this debate at our kirk.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will, Mr. Cameron."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading At length one morning David Cameron came into the bank, and having finished his business, walked up to James and said, "I feared ye were ill, James.
ye'll
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From this reading We are to hae anither session to-night; ye'll come the morn and talk it o'er wi' me?"