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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 Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
admitted
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
air
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
Archie
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
bench
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
book
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
burliness
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
certain
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
chair
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
coals
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in, come in,” said he.
curiosity
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From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
dark
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
days
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
dining-room
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
disordered
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
drawn
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
evening
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
eyes
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
face
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
fire
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
frugal
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
give
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
Glenalmond
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
Glenalmond's
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
greeted
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From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
knee
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
Late
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
Lord
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
man
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
mark
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From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
may-pole
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
much
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
night
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
plucked
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
robes
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
rose
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
said
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From this reading “Come in, come in,” said he.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
sat
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
suffered
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
surprise
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From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
three
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
unsteadily
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
visitor
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
walk
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From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
welcome
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From this reading In his robes upon the bench, Glenalmond had a certain air of burliness: plucked of these, it was a may-pole of a man that rose unsteadily from his chair to give his visitor welcome.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
white
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
wild
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From this reading Archie had suffered much in the last days, he had suffered again that evening; his face was white and drawn, his eyes wild and dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Late the same night, after a disordered walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glenalmond’s dining-room, where he sat with a book upon his knee, beside three frugal coals of fire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But Lord Glenalmond greeted him without the least mark of surprise or curiosity.
