Chapter XXVII
THE WATCH. George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him. When he went Alexa came. She thought her father seemed happier. George had put the cup away for him.
The Elect Lady
Chapter XXVII
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THE
WATCH.
George
stayed
with
the
laird
a
good
while,
and
held
a
long,
broken
talk
with
him.
When
he
went
Alexa
came.
She
thought
her
father
seemed
happier.
George
had
put
the
cup
away
for
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WATCH.
Line 2
George
stayed
with
the
laird
a
good
while,
and
held
a
long,
broken
talk
with
him.
Line 3
When
he
went
Alexa
came.
Line 4
She
thought
her
father
seemed
happier.
Line 5
George
had
put
the
cup
away
for
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought her father seemed happier.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought her father seemed happier.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he went Alexa came.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
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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 George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
Alexa
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From this reading When he went Alexa came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
away
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From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
came
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From this reading When he went Alexa came.
cup
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From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
father
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From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
George
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From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
happier
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From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
held
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From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
laird
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From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
put
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From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
stayed
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From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
talk
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From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
WATCH
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From this reading THE WATCH.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.