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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 The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
all
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
animal
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
awarded
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Baron
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battle
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belonged
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
Bradwardine
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busied
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
careful
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
Chieftain
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clansmen
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
coming
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command
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concerning
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
consoled
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
countenance
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
day
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decided
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
deeds
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
determining
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
died
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
disputes
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
doubtful
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
e
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Edward
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EMBARRASSMENT
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English
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
expression
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
fact
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
former
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
friend
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
gave
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Glennaquoich
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gold
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
high
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Ian
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
important
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
joined
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
judgement
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
just
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
living
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
machine
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
men
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
most
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
Murdock
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
night
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
observing
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
officer
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
once
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
points
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
precedence
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
proper
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
property
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
questions
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
respected
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
returning
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
some
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
sought
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
stations
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
sundry
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
things
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
two
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
unfortunate
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
up
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
valour
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From this reading He found the former busied in determining disputes among his clansmen about points of precedence and deeds of valour, besides sundry high and doubtful questions concerning plunder.
very
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Vich
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
Vohr
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
want
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
watch
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From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
Waverley
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EMBARRASSMENT When the battle was over, and all things coming into order, the Baron of Bradwardine, returning from the duty of the day, and having disposed those under his command in their proper stations, sought the Chieftain of Glennaquoich and his friend Edward Waverley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The most important of the last respected the property of a gold watch, which had once belonged to some unfortunate English officer.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
winding
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From this reading The party against whom judgement was awarded consoled himself by observing, 'She (i.e. the watch, which he took for a living animal) died the very night Vich Ian Vohr gave her to Murdock;' the machine having, in fact, stopped for want of winding up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
young
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From this reading It was just when this important question was decided, that the Baron of Bradwardine, with a careful and yet important expression of countenance, joined the two young men.
