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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 “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
back
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can’t be that thing cawt luive?
breast
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Can't
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From this reading Can’t be that thing cawt luive?
cawt
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From this reading Can’t be that thing cawt luive?
chang'd
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
characters
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Clark
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Coddle
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Complaint
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
concerned
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Costard's
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
crack
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
dispert
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
down
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
especially
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Ewan
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
fairly
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
feace
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
fills
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
find
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
folk
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
folks
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
frae
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
got
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
heart
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
how
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
humble
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
I'se
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
interests
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
joke
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
just
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
like
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
lugs
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
Luik
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
luive
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From this reading Can’t be that thing cawt luive?
Major
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
Mrs
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
murth
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
mysel
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
now
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
other
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
own
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
place
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
profound
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
quickly
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
read
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
remark
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
sae
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
Sandboys
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
sang
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
sare
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
seck
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
see
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
set
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From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
shake
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
sides
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
sing
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
smart
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good folks now tell, And I’se set down just how I find mysel.
telling
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
there
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can’t be that thing cawt luive?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
used
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From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
very
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
Waes
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
what's
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From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Waes me! what’s this that lugs sae at my heart, And fills my breast with seck a dispert smart?
women
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From this reading _The Costard’s Complaint, by Ewan Clark._ IT was a profound remark of Mrs. Coddle—and women, however humble, read characters very quickly, especially when their own interests are concerned—that there was no telling what ever had come to her Major since them Sandboys had got back to the place.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I used to sing my sang, and crack my joke, And shake my sides at murth like other folk, But I’se sare chang’d frae what I used to be; Luik i’ my feace, and you may fairly see.”
