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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 HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
back
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
became
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
Belfontaine
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
belonging
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
big
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
boat
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
boats
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
BOUTIQUES
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
boy
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
Brecqhou
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
came
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
creeping
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
days
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
deceive
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
early
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
enough
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
equivalent
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
fact
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
farm
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
fields
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
floating
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
folk
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
full
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
gave
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
generation
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
girl
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
heard
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
heavily
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
hungered
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
Island
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
laden
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
lasted
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
matter
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
mislead
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
out
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
port
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
recollection
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
saying
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
scene
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
seaweed
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
see
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
Show
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
SHOWED
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
side
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
slowly
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
small
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
smaller
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
south
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From this reading I can see the boy creeping slowly along the south side of Brecqhou in a boat which was big enough to make him look very small.
stands
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
storm
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
There
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From this reading There had been two days of storm, the port at Brecqhou was full of the floating seaweed, and the fields at Belfontaine hungered for it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
trick
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From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
two
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
very
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
vraic
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From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Show him the way to the Boutiques," became, in those days, equivalent to "mislead him--trick him--deceive him"--and this was how it came about.
WAY
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
whole
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From this reading HOW I SHOWED ONE THE WAY TO THE BOUTIQUES Another scene stands out very sharply in my recollection of the boy and girl of those early days, from the fact that it gave our Island folk a saying which lasted a generation, and whenever I heard the saying it brought the whole matter back to me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the smaller of the two boats belonging to the farm, but it was heavily laden with vraic.
