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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 the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
agricultural
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
All-Hallow's
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
apart
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
arranged
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
assembled
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
blazing
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
board
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
circle
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
commodious
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
conversation
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
cottages
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
daughters
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
deference
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
departure
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
distinction
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
domestic
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
domestics
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
door
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
doors
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
employed
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
end
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
entertained
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
eve
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
family
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
feeding
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
fire
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
freedom
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
Glendearg
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
going
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
grate
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
hall
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
highest
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
hinds
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
idea
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
indeed
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
inner
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
iron
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
kept
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
living
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
locked
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
mansion
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
marks
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
Martin
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
master
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
merely
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
mingled
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
mistress
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
most
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
narrow
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
old
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
only
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
own
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
period
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From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
purposes
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
resided
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
round
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
secondly
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
servants
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
settle
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
space
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The idea of the master or mistress of the mansion feeding or living apart from their domestics, was at this period never entertained.
three
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
thus
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From this reading After their departure, Martin locked, first, the iron grate; and, secondly, the inner door of the tower, when the domestic circle was thus arranged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
together
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
Tower
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
turf-fire
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
two
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
unreproved
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From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
usually
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
wenches
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From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The highest end of the board, the most commodious settle by the fire,--these were the only marks of distinction; and the servants mingled, with deference indeed, but unreproved and with freedom, in whatever conversation was going forward.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the two or three domestics, kept merely for agricultural purposes, had retired to their own cottages without, and with them a couple of wenches, usually employed within doors, the daughters of one of the hinds.
years
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From this reading It was upon an All-Hallow's eve, when the family had resided together for the space of three years, that the domestic circle was assembled round the blazing turf-fire, in the old narrow hall of the Tower of Glendearg.
