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1851
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
a-goingnounUS /ˈa-going/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
afar
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
all
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
almost
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
arms
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
arrived
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
aspect
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
attire
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Babel
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
begin
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
bells
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
boom
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
bright
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Class'd
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
clean
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
converging
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Crystal
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Cumberland
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
daybreak
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
days
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
decked
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
din
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
drone
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
dust
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
edition
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
faces
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
fi'pence
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
fin
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
focus
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
gains
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
Go
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
gong
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
Hive
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
holiday
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
huge
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
hurdum-durdum
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
just
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
like
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
living
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
long-looked-for
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
many
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
meeght
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
merry
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
miles
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
misses
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
ne'er
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
new
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
off
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
only
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
out
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
peals
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
physician
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
praise
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
price
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
provisions
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
rays
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
road
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
round
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
See
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
seen
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
shortly
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
show
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From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
showman
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
signal
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
smiling
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
Song
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
soon
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
sounded
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
steeple
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
streaming
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
Sunday
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
swarming
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
thousand
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
threepence
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
two
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
up
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
ushered
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From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
walk
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
We're
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From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
Wi
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Cumberland Song._ The long-looked-for first of May, 1851, had at length arrived, and the morning was ushered in with merry peals from almost every steeple; afar off the drone of the thousand bells sounded like the boom of a huge gong—the signal, as it were, for the swarming of the Great Hive.
wore
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
work-people
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
World
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From this reading For miles round all wore a holiday aspect; the work-people with clean and smiling faces, and decked out in all the bright colours of their Sunday attire, were up and about shortly after daybreak, and, with their bundle of provisions on their arms, were soon seen streaming along the road, like so many living rays, converging towards the Crystal focus of the World.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do, walk in, gentlemen, walk in, The price is only threepence, We’re just a-going to begin— You two step in for fi’pence.
You'd
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From this reading * * * * * “See hurdum-durdum, dust an’ din, Wi’ showman an’ physician, You’d think that they meeght Babel fin’ Class’d for a new edition.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ne’er have seen in all your days, So fine a show as this is; Go where we will, it gains the praise Of gentlemen and misses.
