Chapter XXV
_April_, 1893. 1. _Slip_ 3. Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX. This is truly Scottish.
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Chapter XXV
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_April_,
1893.
1.
_Slip_
3.
Davie
would
be
_attracted_
into
a
similar
dialect,
as
he
is
later—e.g.,
with
Doig,
chapter
XIX.
This
is
truly
Scottish.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_April_,
1893.
Line 2
1.
Line 3
_Slip_
3.
Line 4
Davie
would
be
_attracted_
into
a
similar
dialect,
as
he
is
later—e.g.,
with
Doig,
chapter
XIX.
Line 5
This
is
truly
Scottish.
Learner Dictionary
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Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.”
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From this reading 1.
1893
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From this reading _April_, 1893.
3
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From this reading _Slip_ 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
April
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From this reading _April_, 1893.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
attracted
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
chapter
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
Davie
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
dialect
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
Doig
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
e
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
g
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
later
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
Scottish
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From this reading This is truly Scottish.
similar
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
Slip
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From this reading _Slip_ 3.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is truly Scottish.
truly
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From this reading This is truly Scottish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.
XIX
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From this reading Davie would be _attracted_ into a similar dialect, as he is later—e.g., with Doig, chapter XIX.