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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 _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
all
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
belyve
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From this reading "I'se don't, I'se come to you belyve."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'se don't, I'se come to you belyve."
comes
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
don't
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
Donkyn
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
England
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
gang
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
hoppers
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
I'se
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From this reading "I'se don't, I'se come to you belyve."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
Jockey
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
kirk
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
lads
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
Marriage
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
matter
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From this reading "What's the matter, Jockey, what's the matter?"
morn
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
rocket
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
says
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
Scotch
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
Scotland
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
see
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
Sir
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
skippers
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
takes
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From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jockey comes to the kirk and takes Sir Donkyn by the rocket, and says, "Good morn, Sir Donkyn."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
use
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
wad
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From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
wadding
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From this reading "A wadding, a wadding," says he, "don't you see the hoppers and the skippers, and all the lads of the gang?"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter, Jockey, what's the matter?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A Scotch Marriage._ We don't use to wad in Scotland as you wad in England.