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Chapter III
"Well, see now. Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything. Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?" "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought. Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, see now.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
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From this reading "Well, see now.
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From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
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From this reading "Well, see now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
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From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
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From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, see now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
