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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 _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
ale
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
all
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
Banbury
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
beer
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
birds
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
bred
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
comest
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
discourse
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
drinking
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
farthing
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
fellow
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
go
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
green
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
greeted
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
heard
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From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
Hood
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
jolly
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
judge
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
kindly
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
knowest
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
leaves
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
looks
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
merrily
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
news
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
Nottingham
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
now
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From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
often
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
only
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
other
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From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
out
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
outdone
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
overtook
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
resolve
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
road
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
Robin
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
sad
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
said
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
sang
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
set
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
share
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
some
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
stocks
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
strong
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
summer
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
there
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
Tinker
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
tinkers
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
town
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
trade
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From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
tree
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From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
two
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
value
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From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
wast
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From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Robin Hood and the Tinker of Banbury._ In summer time when the leaves were green and birds sang merrily upon every tree, Robin Hood set out to Nottingham in disguise, and as he went along the road he overtook a jolly tinker.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Robin greeted him kindly, and after some discourse, said, "Tell me whence thou comest, my jolly fellow, and in what town thou wast bred, for I hear there is sad news in Nottingham, and when thou knowest it thou may not choose to go thither."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I come from Banbury," said the other, "where I was born and bred, and am a tinker by trade; now tell me the news thou hast heard."
yesterday
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From this reading "My news is only this," said Robin, "two tinkers were yesterday set in the stocks for drinking ale and strong beer."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If that be all," said the tinker, "I value not your news a farthing; for in drinking good ale and beer I am sure never to be outdone, and resolve to have my share; and if I may judge by your looks, you often take a good part."
