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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 Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
accoutrements
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
approbation
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
arms
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
Ballad
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
Border
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
collected
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
confusion
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
easy
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
Elliot
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
face
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
friends
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
gate
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From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
glen
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
greet
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
Hackburn
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From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
hame
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
hastily
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
hattock
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
Hobbie
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From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
horse
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
it's
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
kinsmen
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From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
kye
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
Laird
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
Many
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
matter
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
men
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
Now
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
o
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
ready
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
resounded
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
ride
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
says't
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
Scripture
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
Simon
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From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
sit
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
spear
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From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
speedilie
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɪrəp/
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
Telfer's
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
that's
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From this reading “Ay, ay!” exclaimed Simon of Hackburn, “that’s the gate to take it, Hobbie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Horse! horse! and spear!” exclaimed Hobbie to his kinsmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
winna
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From this reading Now horse and hattock, cried the Laird,-- Now horse and hattock, speedilie; They that winna ride for Telfer’s kye, Let them never look in the face o’ me.--Border Ballad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
women
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From this reading Let women sit and greet at hame, men must do as they have been done by; it’s the Scripture says’t.”
younger
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From this reading Many a ready foot was in the stirrup; and, while Elliot hastily collected arms and accoutrements, no easy matter in such a confusion, the glen resounded with the approbation of his younger friends.
