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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 Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
Always
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
back
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
Causleen
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From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
day
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
drifted
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
eager
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
ewe-gathering
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
falling
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
father
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From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
feud
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
Field
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
Flodden
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
followed
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
GABBLE-RATCHET
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From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
get
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
glanced
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
gone
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
ground
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
helpless
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
house
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From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
kitchen
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
leave
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
limbs
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
Logie
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From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
moments
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
Near
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
pike
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
pitiful
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
pride
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
private
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
Rebecca's
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
restless
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From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
rise
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
roof
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
roused
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From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
sheltered
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From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
struggle
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
stupor
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
sunset
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
turns
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From this reading Her father dozed and roused himself by turns.
waging
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Always in his waking moments he glanced at the pike that had gone to Flodden Field and back, and was eager to leave the roof that sheltered him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GABBLE-RATCHET Causleen was restless about the house of Logie.
watched
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From this reading She watched the same pitiful struggle to rise and get his helpless limbs to ground, the same falling into stupor.
weariness
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From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Near sunset of the day that followed the ewe-gathering, she drifted into Rebecca’s kitchen, pride and weariness waging a private feud within her.
