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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 “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
Ailie
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
alarmed
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
also
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
apparently
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
apparition
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
approached
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
arisen
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
Auld
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
beams
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
Brown
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From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
clouds
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
column
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
companion
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
conversation
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
country
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
discovered
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
doubtful
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
DwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
Elliot
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
erected
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
farmer
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
flitting
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
form
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
granite
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
grey
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
hair
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
heather-bell
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
hersell
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
Hobbie
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
hovers
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
human
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
idea
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
indistinct
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
intending
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
irregular
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
It's
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
JOHN
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
Keeldar
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From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
large
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
less
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
LEYDEN
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
light
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
like
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
making
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
Man
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
melancholy
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
middle
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
moment
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
moon
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
Moor
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
moorland
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From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
motions
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
moved
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
movement
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
much
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
muttering
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
now
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
o'er
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From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
object
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
occasional
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
only
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
onward
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
ordinary
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
pause
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
person
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
phrase
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
prejudiced
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
protestationsplural nounUS /ˌprɑtəˈsteɪʃənz/
strong statements of objection
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
recollection
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
resembled
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
scalp
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
shed
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
size
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
slow
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
slowly
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
some
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
sort
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
sound
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
spot
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
startled
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
stays
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
stones
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
strays
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From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
streamed
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
struggling
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brown Dwarf, that o’er the moorland strays, Thy name to Keeldar tell!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
uttering
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From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
valorous
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
wading
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From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
whispered
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From this reading This so much resembled his idea of the motions of an apparition, that Hobbie Elliot, making a dead pause, while his hair erected itself upon his scalp, whispered to his companion, “It’s Auld Ailie hersell!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By one of her beams, which streamed upon the great granite column to which they now approached, they discovered a form, apparently human, but of a size much less than ordinary, which moved slowly among the large grey stones, not like a person intending to journey onward, but with the slow, irregular, flitting movement of a being who hovers around some spot of melancholy recollection, uttering also, from time to time, a sort of indistinct muttering sound.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon, which had arisen during their conversation, was, in the phrase of that country, wading or struggling with clouds, and shed only a doubtful and occasional light.
young
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From this reading “The Brown Man of the Moor, that stays Beneath the heather-bell.”--JOHN LEYDEN The object which alarmed the young farmer in the middle of his valorous protestations, startled for a moment even his less prejudiced companion.
