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Chapter II
THE LITTLE MOTHER. ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called. Night was falling. The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris. I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE MOTHER.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
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From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
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From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading Night was falling.
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From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER.
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From this reading Night was falling.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
above and across; more than
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
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From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER.
from that place or that time
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘LAST Christmas twelvemonth,’ said Ignatius Jordan slowly, ‘I was on the moor—Morwell Down it is called.
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From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
in or at the place that
From this reading The place—where the road comes along over the down, from Beer Alston and Beer Ferris.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I dare say you came along it, you took boat from Plymouth to Beer Ferris, and thence the way runs—the packmen travel it—to the north to Launceston.
