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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
afresh
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
all
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
also
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
always
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
Baptist
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
Bible
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
big
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
brogues
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
came
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
clad
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
coat
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
deer-hide
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
dressed
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
frost
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
GAMEKEEPER
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From this reading THE GAMEKEEPER.
Gibbie
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
hair
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
Jacob
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
John
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
killed
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
leggings
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
lion
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
made
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
man
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
meet
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
new
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
old
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
other
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
people
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
personage
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
reminded
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
Robert's
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
rumours
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
sacred
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
second
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
see
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
sheepskin
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
some
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
soon
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
stirred
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
stories
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
tanned
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAMEKEEPER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
thus
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
two
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
undetermined
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
up
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
Very
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From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
warmly
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From this reading It pleased the two old people to see him so warmly clad.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very soon the stories about him were all stirred up afresh, and new rumours added.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
winter
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From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second winter came, and with the first frost Gibbie resumed his sheepskin coat and the brogues and leggings which he had made for himself of deer-hide tanned with the hair.
woodcuts
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From this reading It pleased them also that, thus dressed, he always reminded them of some sacred personage undetermined--Jacob, or John the Baptist, or the man who went to meet the lion and be killed by him--in Robert’s big Bible, that is, in one or other of the woodcuts of the same.
