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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!
ain't
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
all
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
apparently
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
appy
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
arf-a-crown
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
back
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
be's
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
bigamy
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
boat
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
calls
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
certain
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
cracked
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
crazy
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
delivered
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
disused
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
doin
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
draw
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
elsewhere
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
em
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
er
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
escaped
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
fightin
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
fishing
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
flim-flammeries
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
fro
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
gad-abouts
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
gone
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
Gov'nment
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
individual
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
indulge
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
keep
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
known
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
lets
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
like
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
likely
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
locally
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
looking
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
man's
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
many
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
marvel
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
meditative
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
men
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
mild
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
money
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
more
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
near
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
offering
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
old
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
oracular
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
out
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
paddle
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
places
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
premium
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
present
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
Real
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
reg'lar
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
remarks
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
Rikewood
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
river
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
Riverside
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
Sam
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
Samuel
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
seek
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
services
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
settin
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
sez
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
sport
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
stray
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
There
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
tom-foolery
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From this reading Real tom-foolery _that_ is!--I calls it settin’ a premium on bigamy!”
tourists
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
tub
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
uneasy
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
up
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From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
visitors
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
week
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
wherry
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The individual who delivered himself of these oracular remarks was a certain Samuel Rikewood, locally known as “Riverside Sam”--because he was never found elsewhere than _on_ the river or _near_ the river, though up to the present he had escaped being _in_ the river, which was something of a marvel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
wobbled
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
woman
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
wont
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From this reading For he was wont to paddle about in a crazy old wherry, cracked in many places, and apparently out of all balance, looking more like a disused tub than a boat, and with this uneasy craft he wobbled to and fro, offering his services to such stray tourists and visitors who might seek to indulge themselves in the mild and meditative sport of fishing.
wot
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
wot's
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
wuth
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From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There be’s many a woman wot’s ’appy to know ’er man’s gone an’ not likely to come back--many on ’em, I sez!--reg’lar flim-flammeries an’ gad-abouts wot ain’t wuth ’arf-a-crown a week for keep an’ yet Gov’nment lets them draw more money than their men wot’s doin’ the fightin’!
