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Chapter IV
CLYST. Ah! Yu wait a bit. When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge. I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yu wait a bit.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading Ah!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading Yu wait a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading CLYST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yu wait a bit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
at the time that
From this reading When I come back down t'lane again, Orphus 'e was vanished away; there was naught in the field but the ponies, an' a praaper old magpie, a-top o' the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yu wait a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
