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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 “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
ain
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
aye
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From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
beldam
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
betrays
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
bread
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
clatter
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
Countess
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
country
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
days
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
drank
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
durst
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
eats
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
examine
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
exclaimed
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
fountains
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
gudewife
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
Ha
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From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
hae
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
hastily
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
heard
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
husband
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
ill
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
It's
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
keep
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
ken'd
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
longer
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
married
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
mistress
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
mouth
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
nae
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
o
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
Ochiltree
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
old
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
Oldbuck
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
ower
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
poison
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
prepared
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
rend
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
said
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
say
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
sibb
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
silent
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
sitting
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
speak
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
there
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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
there's
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
torture
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
vassal's
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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
wedded
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
Wha
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
wicked
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
woman
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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.
wretched
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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”
