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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 Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late of a holiday afternoon.
all
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
aside
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
BEND
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
Brave
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
broke
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
chanted
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
creeks
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
Derwentwater
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
doorstep
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
doorway
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
down
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
exile
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
eyes
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
father's
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
feet
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
fled
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
friends
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
fro
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
gay
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
gone
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
hat
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
head
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
heavily
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
holiday
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From this reading It was late of a holiday afternoon.
hollyhocks
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
house
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late of a holiday afternoon.
late
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From this reading It was late of a holiday afternoon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
Mackintosh
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
MacLean
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
Mistress
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
naught
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
off
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
plantation
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
ROAD
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
roses
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
sea
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
set
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
sighed
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
sitting
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
sloped
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
storekeeper
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
stretched
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
Taberer
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
they'll
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
they're
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From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
Truelove
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
two
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
View
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From this reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD “‘Brave Derwentwater he is dead; From his fair body they took the head: But Mackintosh and his friends are fled, And they’ll set the hat upon another head’”-- chanted the Fair View storekeeper, and looked aside at Mistress Truelove Taberer, spinning in the doorway of her father’s house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late of a holiday afternoon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “‘And whether they’re gone beyond the sea’”-- The exile broke off and sighed heavily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
wider
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
work
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From this reading Truelove answered naught, but her hands went to and fro, and her eyes were for her work, not for MacLean, sitting on the doorstep at her feet.
yard
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From this reading Before the two a little yard, all gay with hollyhocks and roses, sloped down to the wider of the two creeks between which stretched the Fair View plantation.
