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Chapter XI
WELSH TOM. "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness. My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him. My mother was a little dark-skinned woman. I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.”
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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 My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
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From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
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From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
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From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
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From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
To recall to mind.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WELSH TOM.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WELSH TOM.
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
at the time that
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
