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A Bevy of Girls
A Bevy of Girls

Chapter XIV

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"I don't mind.
Tell me where it is."
"Well; there's the village yonder.
You foller your nose and you'll get it.
By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.
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A Bevy of Girls

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I don't mind.
Line 2
Tell me where it is."
/tell miː wer ɪt ɪz/
Line 3
"Well; there's the village yonder.
Line 4
You foller your nose and you'll get it.
Line 5
By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't mind.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tell me where it is."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well; there's the village yonder.”

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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 By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

all

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

bridge

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

By-and-by

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

cottage

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

cross

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

don't

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From this reading "I don't mind.

foller

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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

get

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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't mind.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Tell me where it is."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tell me where it is."

just

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From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tell me where it is."

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't mind.

nose

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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

side

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

stream

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tell me where it is."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.

there's

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From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading By-and-by you'll cross the stream over a little bridge, but still foller after your nose, and you'll come to a cottage just at the side of the road, standing all alone.

village

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Tell me where it is."

yonder

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well; there's the village yonder.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

you'll

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From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You foller your nose and you'll get it.