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The Cauld Lad of Hilton
The Cauld Lad of Hilton

Chapter VII

Chapter 7, section 1: XV. MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p. 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould. The rhymes on the open book have been
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XV.
MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
243, as a riddle rhyme.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Cauld Lad of Hilton

Chapter VII

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XV.
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MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.
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343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.
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The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.
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243, as a riddle rhyme.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

master noun US /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading “MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.”

Collocations
XV MASTERA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
MASTER ANDA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 51

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243

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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

343

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

Baring-Gould

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

Batten

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

book

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

communicated

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

Counties

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

edition

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

family

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

Folk-Lore

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Halliwell

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Henderson

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

MASTERnounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

Mr

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Northern

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

occurs

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

p

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

PUPIL

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

raising

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Rev

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

rhyme

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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

rhymes

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

riddle

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From this reading 243, as a riddle rhyme.

rightly

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

S

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From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

similar

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

Source

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From this reading MASTER AND PUPIL _Source_.--Henderson, _Folk-Lore of Northern Counties_, first edition, p.

supplied

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 343, communicated by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

used

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From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The rhymes on the open book have been supplied by Mr. Batten, in whose family, if I understand him rightly, they have been long used for raising the----; something similar occurs in Halliwell, p.

XV

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From this reading XV.