adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was no one of these.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
commonernounUS /ˈkɑːmənər/
a person who holds no title
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
duchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
livelinessnounUS /ˈlaɪvlinəs/
general activity and motion
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
McTAVISH
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From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
Merriman
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From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
missverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she was no one of these.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
Randolph
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From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
ScotnounUS /skɑːt/
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Mr. Merriman, there is no such person."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she was no one of these.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was only a commoner--a plain miss, though very far from plain.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading THE McTAVISH I By the look of her she might have been a queen, or a princess, or at the very least a duchess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was no one of these.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Which is extraordinary when you consider that the blood of the Bruce flowed with exceeding liveliness in her veins, together with the blood of many another valiant Scot--Randolph, Douglas, Campbell--who bled with Bruce or for him.
