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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 JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
afore
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
afterwards
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
back
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
bairns
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
bottles
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
box
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
came
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
carried
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
catch
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
clatterin
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
Crewe
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From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
day
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
end
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
frae
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
froth
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
gaily
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
game
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
HOME-COMING
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
Hookey
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From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
hopped
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
identical
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
im
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
Jamie
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
JAMIE'S
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
London
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
man
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From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
market
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
muir
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
north
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
o
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
on't
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
ower
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
palaulays
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
pig-sty
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
place
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
post
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From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
powny
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
said
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
sat
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
see
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From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
shook
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
standin
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
sugarelly
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
summer
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
sun
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
T'nowhead's
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
there
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
Tilliedrum
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first man to see him was Hookey Crewe, the post.
up
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
used
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
wait
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
waitin
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From this reading He carried his box ower the market muir, an' sat on't at Zoar, waitin' for me to catch 'im up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
water
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
weavers
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
workshops
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From this reading JAMIE'S HOME-COMING On a summer day, when the sun was in the weavers' workshops, and bairns hopped solemnly at the game of palaulays, or gaily shook their bottles of sugarelly water into a froth, Jamie came back.
yesterday
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From this reading Ay, the day afore yesterday me an' the powny was clatterin' by Zoar, when there was Jamie standin' in his identical place.
Zoar
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From this reading "When he came frae London," Hookey said afterwards at T'nowhead's pig-sty, "Jamie used to wait for me at Zoar, i' the north end o' Tilliedrum.
