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Chapter XX
THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock. "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried! There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning. If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit. I'm bound for Roselands myself."
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'm bound for Roselands myself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.”
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading “"It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!”
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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 "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
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From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm bound for Roselands myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm bound for Roselands myself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm bound for Roselands myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NINETEENTH OF FEBRUARY "That's true," quoth Gaudylock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There never was a Churchill that I didn't like, and I'm certainly glad she's better this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's the cracked I pitcher that goes oftenest to the well, and a delicate lady that's lain a-dying on her bed this twenty year may live to see you and me and the blacksmith buried!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're going to Greenwood, I'll bear you company for a bit.
