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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 _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
all
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
alongside
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
Ark
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
Author
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Away
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
beasts
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
bees
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
blossom
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
Book
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
bout
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
breaking
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
buds
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
building
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
Chapter
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
cliffs
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
cottage
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
Dartmoor
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
Down
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
e
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
ed'n
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
End
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
everlastingly
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
Everyday
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
faither
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
finding
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
flowers
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Folks
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
former
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
fulishness
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
gal
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
gauze
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
girn
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
God
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
gude
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
hell-mouth
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
hum
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
II
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
knaws
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
lapping
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
laugh
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
like
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
low
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
lying
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
maid
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
man
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
mark
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
Mayhap
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
Nature
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Nature's
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
now
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
o
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
orchards
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
picksher
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
plain
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Plum
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
prophets
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
sea
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
see
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
selfish
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
sichlike
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
sit
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
slope
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
snowy
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
Some
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
stands
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
talk
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Theer's
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
Then
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
there
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
Tis
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
trees
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
trembles
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
upward
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From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
village
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
walked
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
walkin
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
wan
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
Way
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From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Plum and apple orchards slope upward behind this building, and already, upon the former trees, there trembles a snowy gauze where blossom buds are breaking.
white
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
working
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From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
world
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From this reading Then your faither--his God do sit everlastingly alongside hell-mouth, an' do laugh an' girn to see all the world a walkin' in, same as the beasts walked in the Ark.
XI
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From this reading Theer's another picksher of a God for 'e; but mark this, gal, they be lying prophets--lying prophets both!"--Book II., Chapter XI._ Away beyond the village stands a white cottage with the sea lapping at low cliffs beneath it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mayhap Nature's a gude working God for a selfish man but she ed'n wan for a maid, as you knaws by now.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Author of "Down Dartmoor Way," "Some Everyday Folks" "The End of a Life," etc._ _"'Tis like this: your man did take plain Nature for God, an' he did talk fulishness 'bout finding Him in the scent o' flowers, the hum o' bees an' sichlike.
