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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 _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
attendant
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
auld
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Ballad
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Bees
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
betters
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Buttermere
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
c'aff
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
called
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
Cheese
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
Christopher
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
Cockermouth
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
college
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
Country
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
country's
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Cumberland
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
Cursty
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
daughter
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
days
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
described
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
Elcy
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
emporia
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
extremes
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
fashion
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
forty
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
further
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
fwok
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
grazing
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
Green
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
HARD
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
hero
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
heroine
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
herolets
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
home
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
houses
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
Jobby
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
Keswick
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
lan
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
lang
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Lanthwaite
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
larders
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
lean
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
leyke
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
lived
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
luck
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
lying
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
Martinmasses
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
mile
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
missed
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
Mr
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
Mrs
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
mud
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
nae
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
names
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
native
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
North
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
old
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
place
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
present
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
preyde
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
puzzen'd
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
regular
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
roun
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
san
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Sandboys
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
September
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
seyne
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
sheep
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From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
shene
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
Sin
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
son
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
spoken
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
squires
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
St
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From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
story
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Christopher, or, as after the old Cumberland fashion he was called, “Cursty,” Sandboys, was native to the place, and since his college days of St. Bees, had never been further than Keswick or Cockermouth, the two great emporia and larders of Buttermere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
There's
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
two
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From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
village
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From this reading _North Country Ballad._ HARD upon a mile from the village before described lived the hero, the heroine, and herolets of the present story, by names Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys, their son, Jobby, and their daughter, Elcy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their home was one of the two squires’ houses before spoken of as lying at the extremes of the village.
We're
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
wi
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From this reading “There’s been nae luck throughout the lan’ Sin’ fwok mud leyke their betters shene; The country’s puzzen’d roun’ wi’ preyde; We’re c’aff and san’ to auld lang seyne.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not missed Keswick Cheese Fair for forty Martinmasses, and had been a regular attendant at Lanthwaite Green, every September, with his lean sheep for grazing.
